P BLD (ONLY PERFORMED FOR PATIENTS AT LENOX HILL) Blood P Smear

Synonyms

Microfilaria, African sleeping sickness, Trypanosoma

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Blood Parasites

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Blood Parasites- Travel Associated

EPIC Order Name

Blood Parasite Examination - Travel Associated

Clinical Info

As of October 1st, 2025, This test is only performed for patients located at Lenox Hill Hospital. For any other hospital or outpatient orders, malaria PCR and/or Babesia PCR should be ordered depending on clinical concern.

**Any other hospital (Not Lenox Hill) or outpatient facilities who places this order (Blood P Smear) will have the test automatically be reordered as both a Malaria PCR and a Babesia PCR.**

If rule out of blood parasites other than malaria or Babesia is required, please INDICATE CLEARLY which parasites need to be ruled out and forward specimen to the Microbiology Laboratory. Specimens received in Microbiology without clear instructions as to what parasites are in the differential will be delayed in processing pending this information.

Specimen Type

Blood

Specimen Volume

3 mL (minimum volume:  1 mL) of EDTA whole blood

Container

Lavender Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Lavender-top (EDTA) tube(s)
Specimen:  3 mL (minimum volume:  1 mL) of EDTA whole blood
Transport Temperature:  Ambient
Collection:  Please send separate tube for testing Do Not Share
Collection Instructions:   Initial negative blood parasite smear – should be repeated every 12-24 hrs for a total of 3 sets.

Transport Instructions

Ambient

Specimen Stability

24 hours at Room Temperature
Up to 72 hours Refrigerated.

Methodology

Rapid antigen Test and Giemsa Stain (Microscopy)

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratories

Lenox Hill Hospital

CPT

87207, 87899

PDM

6201281

Result Interpretation

No blood parasites observed by giemsa stain


% parasitemia is performed on all positives.
 
Includes detection and identification of pathogens that can typically only be acquired through travel to endemic areas, such as Plasmodium spp. (malaria), microfilaria, trypanosoma, and other blood parasites. Parasitemia will automatically be performed on Plasmodium spp. positive samples. 

 
 

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